ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology2025
Evaluating the Impact of Invasive Intubation on Treatment Accuracy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Image-Guided Radiation Therapy.
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- Modeling and Evaluation of Customizable Immobilization Masks for Precision Radiotherapy.Polymers · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess how nasogastric and tracheostomy tubes affect the precision of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. Methods and Materials: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 79 patients treated with IGRT using the Varian EDGE linear accelerator at our institution from October 2021 to September 2023. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on the presence of invasive tubes: Group A with nasogastric tubes (n=29), Group B with tracheostomy tubes (n=20), and Group C without tubes (n=30). A total of 2580 displacement correction datasets were analyzed. Results: Tracheostomy tubes significantly increased displacement errors in the X and Y-axes compared with patients without tubes ( Conclusions: Our findings indicate that Head and neck masks are preferable for patients with tracheostomy tubes, whereas head-neck-shoulder masks are better suited for those with nasogastric tubes. Customized asymmetric planning target volume margins for each tube-mask combination may further improve treatment accuracy and target coverage.
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